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“How
to Develop Self-Confidence
In Speech and Manner” eBook Online Version
Exercise--Think deeply on these thoughts:
1. Wisdom is better than riches.
2. To know is to conquer.
3. ' I am as great as my thoughts.'
4. My mental power is unlimited
5. I know more to-day than yesterday.
Memorize the following:
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom; and with all thy getting get understanding.--Proverbs.
FOR THE FOURTH DAY
Earnestness--Be eager for achievement; get the best by doing the best; be deeply sincere; concentrate; become interested; be determined; resolve to succeed; be ambitious and energetic; feel strong and active. Motto for to-day: '' This one thing I do!"
Exercise--Say these resolutely:
1. Do but one thing at a time.
2. A spirit of enterprise animates me.
3. My happiness grows out of earnestness.
4. I know no limitations.
5. I concentrate as never before.
Memorize the following:
I am in earnest. I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not retreat a single inch; and I will be heard.--William Lloyd Garrison.
FOR THE FIFTH DAY
Realization--Ask yourself: What abilities have I? What can I do best? What should I develop most? How can I use my resources to the best advantage? “How can I employ my unused power? What do I lack? Such questions disclose needs and help to apply abilities in newer and larger ways.
Exercise--Dwell on these:
1. I can use only what I know.
2. I am what I am.
3. Thought can achieve wonders.
4. My efficiency grows through exercise.
5. I realize my power for great achievement.
Memorize the following:
Stating the thing broadly, the human individual usually lives far within his limits; he possesses powers of various sorts which he habitually fails to use. He energizes below his maximum, and he behaves below his optimum.--
William James.
FOR THE SIXTH DAY
Patience--This wins self-respect, and the good-will of others. It is a sign of superiority. Maintaining an unruffled temper under all circumstances will give vastly increased power and advantage. Resolve to be kind, courteous, thoughtful, and forbearing.
Exercise--Repeat the following several times with great earnestness:
1. Patience gives me power.
2. Patience overcomes difficulty.
3. Patience is a virtue.
4. Patience weakens prejudice.
5. Patience wins friends.
Memorize the following:
Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.
--Longfellow.
FOR THE SEVENTH DAY
Deliberateness--Carefully weigh facts and arguments; think deeply; try to reach correct and mature judgments; reflect much; look before you leap; avoid hasty conclusions; take all the time necessary; think and speak deliberately.
Exercise--Meditate upon the following:
1. Think before you speak.
2. Premeditation saves one from mistakes.
3. To weigh well is to do well.
4. Foresight is better than afterthought.
5. Haste makes waste.
Memorize the following:
Power can do by gentleness that which violence fails to accomplish; and calmness best enforces the imperial mandate.--Claudianus.
FOR THE EIGHTH DAY
Faith--Faith gives confidence and encouragement. Faith bridges difficulties and accomplishes the seeming impossible. All power comes from it. Through faith we look into the future with assurance. "I can; I will."
Exercise--Concentrate upon these and similar thoughts:
1. Faith can remove mountains.
2. Faith has inspired all great minds.
3. Faith is evidence of things not seen.
4. Faith disarms all fear.
5. Faith points the way.
Memorize the following:
I held it truth, with him who sings to one clear harp in diverse tones, that men may rise on stepping-stones of their dead selves to higher things.
--Tennyson
FOR THE NINTH DAY
Unselfishness--Be generous and kind. Give to others. By daily acts of kindness, and words of cheer, make others happy. Think good thoughts for all mankind. Let the supreme joy be to serve others.
Exercise--Think deeply on these:
1. All I have is what I gave away.
2. It is more blest to give than to receive.
3. To give much is to have much.
4. I am thoughtful to the old and poor.
5. To-day I shall do at least one act of kindness.
Memorize the following: Give unto me, made lowly wise, the spirit of self-sacrifice; the confidence of reason given; and in the light of truth Thy bondman let me live!
--Wordsworth.
FOR THE TENTH DAY
Promptitude--Be up and doing. To-day let everything "be on time. Delays are dangerous. Punctuality gives poise and peace of mind. Time flies. Keep every engagement and obligation promptly. Men know us by our promptitude.
Exercise--Repeat these positively:
1. He who hesitates is lost
2. I do everything on time.
3. Promptitude gives many advantages.
4. Procrastination is the thief of time.
5. Finish to-day's business to-day.
Memorize the following:
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination; never put off 'till tomorrow what you can do to-day.
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